The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded a $1.06 million, multi-year contract to ProChange, a leader in behavior change science, and the University of Maryland Center for Health Equity to help prevent onset of type 2 diabetes in African American adults through programs delivered in barbershops, salons and interactive text messaging. 

First responders - including police officers and 911 operators - suffer from high rates of mental health issues and suicide across the country, but few departments have internal programs to nurture their workplace mental health.

The partisan divide in the United States throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has stretched beyond differences in attitudes about masking, social distancing and vaccines.

Christopher King PhD ’13, who earned his doctoral degree in health services research from the University of Maryland School of Public Health, has been named as the inaugural dean of the Georgetown School of Health.

On Wednesday, May 11, 2022, SPH faculty and staff convened for the spring assembly which included the annual awards ceremony honoring outstanding teaching, public health practice, service, mentoring and commitment to the school’s success and community. New this year, the 2nd Lieutenant Richard W. Collins III “Courage Against Hate” award was established through a partnership with Richard’s mother Mrs. Dawn Collins. The School of Public Health and Mrs.

Health IT systems can reduce the health care barriers that disproportionately impact older Black and Latino adults living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD).

The Gamma Zeta chapter of the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health at the University of Maryland School of Public Health is pleased to announce its 2022 inductees. At the virtual induction ceremony and poster awards reception on May 6, 2022, Dean Boris Lushniak, Principal Associate Dean Dushanka Kleinman, inducted 17 students, four faculty members, two alumni and one honorary member, Dr. Dianna Abney.

Each year during Convocation, the University of Maryland School of Public Health recognizes students who have demonstrated excellence and dedication in their educational and public health service activities.

This year’s Convocation, which took place on Wednesday, May 4, honored more than 180 students who received scholarships, fellowships and awards in 2021 and 2022.

Students were nominated by their respective departments for this special recognition and were congratulated by their department chairs and Dean Boris Lushniak.

A recent $200,000 grant from Cigna Foundation to the Maryland Center for Health Equity (M-CHE) in the University of Maryland (UMD) School of Public Health will expand the center’s efforts to save lives in Black and Latino communities using authentic conversations and lifestyle behavior change strategies focused on promoting health and preventing disease. 

Andrew Anderson PhD '19 was named to the journal Health Affairs' inaugural Health Equity Fellowship Trainees (HEFT) cohort.